BOSTON, March 24, 2011 /- Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SNDY ) is pleased to announce that the Company has strengthened its current line of Laparoscopic surgical instruments in order to better align its product offerings with current global endoscopy market trends. Solos has focused...

CHICAGO, March 24, 2011 /- A new program from American Imaging Management (AIM) delivers valuable information to physicians and consumers regarding the price of advanced diagnostic imaging exams and the quality of the facilities where those exams are performed, offering significant cost...

The big barn and horse stables that were a symbol of Richard Scrushy's rags-to-riches tale as the chief executive of HealthSouth Corp. will be overrun this weekend by strangers combing through the last of his personal possessions.The horse buildings on the Vestavia Hills home place will be the...

Medical device maker TranS1 Inc. said Thursday it received Food and Drug Administration clearance for a spinal implant system.Shares surged $1.13, or 35 percent, to $4.39 in premarket trading.TranS1 said it received clearance for the "AxiaLIF 1L+" product line, an instrumentation and implant...

March 24, 2011 5:33 am |
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Waltham-based life sciences and environmental tech giant PerkinElmer Inc. plans to acquire life sciences software firm CambridgeSoft Corp., and has already completed the purchase of ArtusLabs Inc. of Durham, N.C., paying a combined $220 million for the companies.

March 24, 2011 5:32 am |
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BL Healthcare Inc., a Foxborough-based developer of electronic technology for health care, has bumped up a previous funding round from $5 million to $6 million, and boosted the amount of that round it has received from $3 million to $5 million.

Biotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc. said Wednesday it is publicly offering $1 billion in notes.The company said the notes will mature on April 1, 2021, and will bear interest at an annual rate of 4.5 percent. The offering is expected to close March 30, 2011.Gilead intends to use the...

ST. LOUIS, March 24, 2011 /- Frustrated at seeing patients die because of lack of insurance or financial means, Dr. David A. Caplin and Dr. Marlys E. Schuh founded Gateway to Hope in St. Louis, Missouri in 2005. Based on the belief that every person diagnosed with breast cancer should be...

MELVILLE, N.Y., March 24, 2011 /- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC ), the largest distributor of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and veterinary practitioners, has been ranked number one in the "Wholesalers: Health Care" industry in Fortune...

NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Triple Analysis: Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer and Lymphoma http://www.reportlinker.com/p0284975/Triple-Analysis-Colorectal-Cancer-Lung-Cancer-and-Lymphoma.html This...

NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 /- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Therapeutics for Immune System Disorders http://www.reportlinker.com/p0461662/Therapeutics-for-Immune-System-Disorders.html In 2010, the global market for drugs for the...

Drug and medical device maker Baxter International Inc. said Wednesday it chose James Saccaro as treasurer.Saccaro was Baxter's vice president for strategy. He has worked for the company since 2002. The company's former treasurer, Robert Hombach, was promoted to chief financial officer on June...